Read the reviews for this Taco Bell: http://www.yelp.com/biz/taco-bell-chicago-5
:)
Those reviews are amazing!
For a Taco Bell? :lulz:
I want to feel good about this. It sounds like a really amazing place to go get a meal.
However, I read this story yesterday about how Pret A Manger (http://www.lrb.co.uk/v35/n01/paul-myerscough/short-cuts) gets its own staff to give the customer a great experience - by running a totalitarian workplace regime where happiness is enforced and people get docked pay for not being smiley and cheerful and energetic enough.
I hope that's not the case here, but I can't help but think of it...
(OK, yes, could be troll. That said...)
This obviously mus be stopped. Poor service can be dismissed or improved, but exemplary service sets standards that a low-budget, grade C taco outfit is going to be impossible to keep up at any other location. The employees will be farmed out to other locales to see if they are "Fixer" material, and the manager will get an influx of fuckups from the rest of the district. Spread the wealth, or at least normalize the experience again...
Quote from: Richter on January 18, 2013, 02:11:35 PM
(OK, yes, could be troll. That said...)
This obviously mus be stopped. Poor service can be dismissed or improved, but exemplary service sets standards that a low-budget, grade C taco outfit is going to be impossible to keep up at any other location. The employees will be farmed out to other locales to see if they are "Fixer" material, and the manager will get an influx of fuckups from the rest of the district. Spread the wealth, or at least normalize the experience again...
Fortunately, I think some Taco Bells are franchise stores.
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Question: Isn't Taco bell, like a fast food joint? Doesn't that mean they serve up disgusting processed shit as a default? Pretty sure I couldn't give a fuck if the staff in BK or Macdonalds were friendly and courteous or the normal, drugged to hell, borderline suicidal fucks who shovel garbage across the counter cos I'm desperate for enough calories to get me to somewhere there's food.
Says the guy who's national food is the "King Rib", whatever the fuck that is.
Our national food is haggis. It's a cultural thing. I wouldn't expect you to understand. Or survive one.
And anyway, what's your national food, yankee scum? Raw cholesterol with cheese and carcinogens?
THICK-CUT BACON, BITCH.
That's not a national food that's a global one. Aliens arrive ... "We come in peace, take me to your larder" ... BACON!!!! ... "OMG!! WE HAVE A HOLIDAY ON ALPHA CENTAURI DEDICATED TO BACON!" ... Finest food in the galaxy!
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on January 18, 2013, 06:50:52 PM
Question: Isn't Taco bell, like a fast food joint? Doesn't that mean they serve up disgusting processed shit as a default? Pretty sure I couldn't give a fuck if the staff in BK or Macdonalds were friendly and courteous or the normal, drugged to hell, borderline suicidal fucks who shovel garbage across the counter cos I'm desperate for enough calories to get me to somewhere there's food.
Yes.
And sometimes, I NEED IT.
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on January 18, 2013, 04:38:26 PM
Quote from: Richter on January 18, 2013, 02:11:35 PM
(OK, yes, could be troll. That said...)
This obviously mus be stopped. Poor service can be dismissed or improved, but exemplary service sets standards that a low-budget, grade C taco outfit is going to be impossible to keep up at any other location. The employees will be farmed out to other locales to see if they are "Fixer" material, and the manager will get an influx of fuckups from the rest of the district. Spread the wealth, or at least normalize the experience again...
Fortunately, I think some Taco Bells are franchise stores.
I hope so, and hope he doesn't get any crap from corporate. In fact, whoever is running this has the luck to at least have a good crew on hand, if not personal leadership skill. If they can keep that vibe and that service going they could hock better product as a local fixture, not just an exceptional branch.
Being a large federal nation we dont have a national dish unless you want to count apple pie. Instead we have regional dishes. In lmnos and my case it would be clam chowdah
I guarantee this is a franchise store, in which the owner is a genuine human being that takes care of their employees, so they pass it on. If it's real, good for them.
Taco Bell still does...things...to me.
I am unclear on what our regional dish might be. I'm guessing we probably have something, since there's a restaurant in Vancouver that's serving Portland food.
Other than the fact that we obsessively put kim chee in everyfuckingthing, I have no idea.
Maybe the tendency to put smoked salmon and cream cheese on or in everything?
Actually you know what? I believe it.
Richter for example: The Dunkin Donuts across the overpass with the drive thru...before the mic broke and you could barely understand them anymore. My sister and I used to go there all the time if she dropped me off at the train station for work. They were the shit.
I got a burned bagel from them last week. It hurt my feelings. :(
And Dunkin Donuts is the official food of Rhode Island.
The official dish of Maine is Bitterness and Coffee Brandy.
Florida sucks and has no regional dish.
Maybe key lime pie, cuban sandwiches and those crab claws you smack with tiny hammers.
I hate this place.
Mmmm. Cuban crab lime pie.
Quote from: Queef Erisson on January 18, 2013, 07:45:21 PM
Being a large federal nation we dont have a national dish unless you want to count apple pie. Instead we have regional dishes. In lmnos and my case it would be clam chowdah
No. The regional dish for Boston is Antagonism and Binge Drinking.
AND SHITTY DRIVING!!
This amuses me: http://www.portlandcraft.com/?page_id=95
Some of this shit is 100% made up because it just SOUNDS Portlandly. Rose whipped cream filling? UM NO. Also, we don't put beets OR basil on our burgers. Grits and sausage yes, grits and prawns no (although I would eat the shit out of some grits and prawns). Wings yes, chicken and waffles yes, pork and tots yes, fancy frites yes, veggie shepherds pie yes, trout not so much (you can get it at Podnah's though so I guess yes), clams maybe.
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on January 18, 2013, 08:06:33 PM
Florida sucks and has no regional dish.
Maybe key lime pie, cuban sandwiches and those crab claws you smack with tiny hammers.
I hate this place.
I had a decent Cuban in December. My brother, always on the hunt for the perfect Cuban, said he was disappointed with his, and vowed to take me to a different greasy gas station.
..Up here, they want $13 for a "Cuban" at the local Cuban restaurant. You and I both know, if it's not from some dank corner of a dirty gas station for 5 bucks, it's not right.
Also, apparently there was a Cuban-Off that happened last year in which Tampa curb-stomped Miami into pitiful pulp. You know, as it should be, because Miami is fucked up and puts bologna and salami on their sammiches. :(
The Cuban Sandwich is more of a local tradition than state cuisine. Tourists don't go looking for hot pressed Cubans. They go to that all you can eat lobster place on 192.
Lobsters. In Florida. Idiots.
...Fuck you, now I want a Cuban. :cry: I knew I should have brought back Publix Cuban bread.
The best ones you get in Orlando come off a truck or out of some crappy store front with a rusty framed door and they don't speak english.
And hate you for being white in their establishment.
So yummy.
If you can't read the menu, you know you're in the right place.
Not like the ones my brother and I got last year at a place he SWORE by, that was actually a Chinese restaurant suddenly, and they put lettuce and tomato on them. I thought he was going to flip the table.
LETTUCE AND TOMATO! :argh!:
GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE, COMMUNIST!
We both sat there and stared at them for a few minutes. Speechless.
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on January 18, 2013, 08:08:37 PM
AND SHITTY DRIVING!!
I'm fairly convinced that the problem isn't the people who actually live here, it's all the part-timers and 3-semester transplants who have no idea what they're doing. True Boston drivers might
seem erratic, but that's because they're convinced (usually correctly), that some clueless asshole (usually from Connecticut) is going to sideswipe them at any moment.
On the topic of Yelp though. I've found great pleasure in praising the little known places I frequent. It's also very gratifying to tear something horrible apart.
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Usually when I have to write a bad review I feel kind of like a jerk, but this time... no.
I hope I'm able to finish this review before I keel over and die. Make sure to tell my family I love them.
So after a night of fun what's better than going to a cheap chinese buffet and filling your upset stomach with glorious delectables from a greasy chinese joint? Well not much, unless you go here.
I've been here many times and it seems each time I go it gets progressively worse.
Upon entering you're greeted by a nice fish tank with some really pretty fish that, to my surprise, are not dead. How they manage to survive in these surroundings is beyond me. Super mutant fish from planet Herpes or something I guess.
The hostess will take you to the stickiest table you've ever folded your arms across (and then quickly remove them as you recoil in horror) and take your drink order. I chose water and sprite. Seemingly safe.
The food, excuse me, "food". I....
As I walked over to the buffet I tried desperately not to look down at the carpet, and failed miserably. I thought to myself, ok, spills happen...
I grabbed a nice bowl of white rice and chicken with chlamydia broccoli and had a seat. My poor friend who I dragged with me looked as if she were about to start crying and I think my husband lost consciousness at this point. The rest of his meal was a blur and my friend choked back her tears and forced her food down her throat like a champ.
The hot and sour soup wasn't so bad, but the ebola nuggets, hepatitis pork and AIDS rolls were not in any way edible or a source of food, nutrition, nourishment or even something you should touch without a hazmat suit.
I think I contracted something here. Usually after leaving a buffet I feel like a heathenish glutton for whom the sin was made, but today, I feel like I need an antibiotic. My friend was lucky and as her stomach rejected it's contents I couldn't help but feel jealous, for all I could do was buckle over as my guts clenched in pain and remorse. This IS going to hurt later.
Please if you have an ounce of self preservation do not eat at this medical waste recycling center. I mean, I know most buffets are dirty, but there is a point where it goes beyond comedy and into frightening horror. These immune system terrorists should seriously be considered for a close down.
But if you're looking for an adventure, an adrenaline rush, considering suicide or you have to go on a date with someone you REALLY REALLY don't like, then give it a shot. But don't say I didn't warn ya.
I have also thought of starting a troll account, but I haven't picked a personality yet.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on January 18, 2013, 08:28:04 PM
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on January 18, 2013, 08:08:37 PM
AND SHITTY DRIVING!!
I'm fairly convinced that the problem isn't the people who actually live here, it's all the part-timers and 3-semester transplants who have no idea what they're doing. True Boston drivers might seem erratic, but that's because they're convinced (usually correctly), that some clueless asshole (usually from Connecticut) is going to sideswipe them at any moment.
Then how do you explain the people with Mass plates deliberately trying to kill me with their vehicles. You know, like when I was in the right hand lane with my signal on about to turn till this guy goes around me to the left and makes a right hand turn in front of me...
FUCKBALLS I HATE BOSTON
Wait... Isn't that considered typical Florida driving? They were just trying to make you feel at home.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on January 18, 2013, 08:07:34 PM
Quote from: Queef Erisson on January 18, 2013, 07:45:21 PM
Being a large federal nation we dont have a national dish unless you want to count apple pie. Instead we have regional dishes. In lmnos and my case it would be clam chowdah
No. The regional dish for Boston is Antagonism and Binge Drinking.
Oh good. Because i dont eat seafood. I felt like a bad bostonian.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on January 18, 2013, 08:42:13 PM
Wait... Isn't that considered typical Florida driving? They were just trying to make you feel at home.
A Florida driver would NEVER use a turn signal.
So, there you go! They were considerate enough to tell you what their intentions were. Such nice, kind-hearted people.
Boston= the only place I've driven that nearly made me want to fucking cry.
I was happy as fuck to give that car back to the rental.
Fuck you, Boston. Fuck you.
IT JUST MEANS YOU ARE WEAK, AND BOSTON WILL EAT YOU.
I DON'T WANNA DIE IN BOSTON
they had a really good french fry place though.
This is true. Boston is a testing ground. Its why i generally laugh at the winter misery of californians who come here for college.
Tell me more of this french fry place
Funniest thing EVER is when Bostonians try to drive in Portland.
FUNNIEST THING EVER!
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on January 18, 2013, 08:48:38 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on January 18, 2013, 08:42:13 PM
Wait... Isn't that considered typical Florida driving? They were just trying to make you feel at home.
A Rhode Island driver would NEVER use a turn signal.
Fixed. Florida is more of a flip-of-a-coin deal.
Shit, when we were down there, Navyguy was talking about how goddamn COURTEOUS Florida drivers were compared to the Connecticunts, RItards, and Massholes.
...They're like team names. Really.
Quote from: Suu on January 18, 2013, 10:56:54 PM
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on January 18, 2013, 08:48:38 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on January 18, 2013, 08:42:13 PM
Wait... Isn't that considered typical Florida driving? They were just trying to make you feel at home.
A Rhode Island driver would NEVER use a turn signal.
Fixed. Florida is more of a flip-of-a-coin deal.
Shit, when we were down there, Navyguy was talking about how goddamn COURTEOUS Florida drivers were compared to the Connecticunts, RItards, and Massholes.
...They're like team names. Really.
I could see myself chanting "lets go massholes!" :clap clap clapclapclap:
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on January 18, 2013, 06:55:42 PM
Our national food is haggis. It's a cultural thing. I wouldn't expect you to understand. Or survive one.
Funny you'd mention, I had a haggis last weekend. It was actually very tasty.
Quote from: Queef Erisson on January 18, 2013, 11:08:17 PM
Quote from: Suu on January 18, 2013, 10:56:54 PM
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on January 18, 2013, 08:48:38 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on January 18, 2013, 08:42:13 PM
Wait... Isn't that considered typical Florida driving? They were just trying to make you feel at home.
A Rhode Island driver would NEVER use a turn signal.
Fixed. Florida is more of a flip-of-a-coin deal.
Shit, when we were down there, Navyguy was talking about how goddamn COURTEOUS Florida drivers were compared to the Connecticunts, RItards, and Massholes.
...They're like team names. Really.
I could see myself chanting "lets go massholes!" :clap clap clapclapclap:
Isn't that what they do before a Dropkick Murphy's show?
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on January 19, 2013, 01:25:46 AM
Quote from: Queef Erisson on January 18, 2013, 11:08:17 PM
Quote from: Suu on January 18, 2013, 10:56:54 PM
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on January 18, 2013, 08:48:38 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on January 18, 2013, 08:42:13 PM
Wait... Isn't that considered typical Florida driving? They were just trying to make you feel at home.
A Rhode Island driver would NEVER use a turn signal.
Fixed. Florida is more of a flip-of-a-coin deal.
Shit, when we were down there, Navyguy was talking about how goddamn COURTEOUS Florida drivers were compared to the Connecticunts, RItards, and Massholes.
...They're like team names. Really.
I could see myself chanting "lets go massholes!" :clap clap clapclapclap:
Isn't that what they do before a Dropkick Murphy's show?
I wouldn't know.
Twid,
for once actually breaking the stereotype
Really when I think of the rhythm of that chant, the words are usually "Iron Maiden" and occasionally "Let's go Red Sox"
Quote from: Queef Erisson on January 18, 2013, 09:11:47 PM
Tell me more of this french fry place
It's called Saus
33 Union St
They've got waffles too. Fuck
yeah fries and waffles.
Quote from: Luna on January 19, 2013, 01:23:38 AM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on January 18, 2013, 06:55:42 PM
Our national food is haggis. It's a cultural thing. I wouldn't expect you to understand. Or survive one.
Funny you'd mention, I had a haggis last weekend. It was actually very tasty.
I see two possibilities.
1) It was faux-haggis, with all of the ingredients substituted with food-based equivalents
2) You are tainted with scottish DNA which allows you to metabolise the deadly haggis particles
The most reliable way to find out for sure by downing a couple of litres of pure ethanol over a 5 minute period. If you start hallucinating a split second before you lose consciousness and have to be rushed to A&E in a last ditch attempt to save your eyesight then option 1 is a safe bet. if, however, you immediately start threatening to fight with bystanders unless they bring you more, "RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!" then there's a good chance there's some scot in you.
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on January 19, 2013, 10:57:16 AM
Quote from: Luna on January 19, 2013, 01:23:38 AM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on January 18, 2013, 06:55:42 PM
Our national food is haggis. It's a cultural thing. I wouldn't expect you to understand. Or survive one.
Funny you'd mention, I had a haggis last weekend. It was actually very tasty.
I see two possibilities.
1) It was faux-haggis, with all of the ingredients substituted with food-based equivalents
2) You are tainted with scottish DNA which allows you to metabolise the deadly haggis particles
The most reliable way to find out for sure by downing a couple of litres of pure ethanol over a 5 minute period. If you start hallucinating a split second before you lose consciousness and have to be rushed to A&E in a last ditch attempt to save your eyesight then option 1 is a safe bet. if, however, you immediately start threatening to fight with bystanders unless they bring you more, "RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!" then there's a good chance there's some scot in you.
My first tip-off that there was something screwy with my gene pool was when I tried haggis and liked it.
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on January 19, 2013, 03:54:31 PM
My first tip-off that there was something screwy with my gene pool was when I tried haggis and liked it my alimentary canal didn't turn inside out.
foxed that fir you
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on January 19, 2013, 05:47:30 AM
Quote from: Queef Erisson on January 18, 2013, 09:11:47 PM
Tell me more of this french fry place
It's called Saus
33 Union St
They've got waffles too. Fuck yeah fries and waffles.
Short walk from Haymarket. Guess what's three stops away on the train? :mrgreen:
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on January 19, 2013, 04:57:40 PM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on January 19, 2013, 03:54:31 PM
My first tip-off that there was something screwy with my gene pool was when I tried haggis and liked it my alimentary canal didn't turn inside out.
foxed that fir you
:lulz:
I like to describe haggis as "sheep without the meat." One of these days I will try it (I am a bit Scottish- equal to to the portion that is German). I don't expect to enjoy it. Maybe I will though. I am quite fond of black pudding which is just as disgusting sounding when you find out what it is.
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on January 19, 2013, 04:57:40 PM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on January 19, 2013, 03:54:31 PM
My first tip-off that there was something screwy with my gene pool was when I tried haggis and liked it my alimentary canal didn't turn inside out.
foxed that fir you
:lulz:
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on January 19, 2013, 10:57:16 AM
Quote from: Luna on January 19, 2013, 01:23:38 AM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on January 18, 2013, 06:55:42 PM
Our national food is haggis. It's a cultural thing. I wouldn't expect you to understand. Or survive one.
Funny you'd mention, I had a haggis last weekend. It was actually very tasty.
I see two possibilities.
1) It was faux-haggis, with all of the ingredients substituted with food-based equivalents
2) You are tainted with scottish DNA which allows you to metabolise the deadly haggis particles
The most reliable way to find out for sure by downing a couple of litres of pure ethanol over a 5 minute period. If you start hallucinating a split second before you lose consciousness and have to be rushed to A&E in a last ditch attempt to save your eyesight then option 1 is a safe bet. if, however, you immediately start threatening to fight with bystanders unless they bring you more, "RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!" then there's a good chance there's some scot in you.
I love haggis. i occasionally have a little Scottish in me :lmnuendo: